Minikino Film Week 12 to screen 202 short films across Bali

Denpasar — Minikino Film Week 12, the Bali International Short Film Festival, is set to screen 202 short films across 42 programmes in venues around Bali from 11–18 September 2026, with Denpasar as the main hub, according to the festival’s official information and partner publications.

The festival is organised by Yayasan Kino Media and structured around exhibition, industry development, education and competition tracks, as outlined in the festival rules and terms. The organisers received 1,454 international submissions via FilmFreeway and ShortFilmDepot, from which 122 films from 60 countries were selected for the Official Selection, according to an international festival report and Minikino’s materials. The full programme, including invited and special programmes, totals 202 short films in 42 screening programmes.

The official festival overview describes Minikino Film Week as an annual international short film festival founded in 2015 and held across multiple locations in Bali, with Denpasar as the primary centre. Coverage of the 2026 edition highlights that fiction leads the programme, followed by animation, documentary, experimental and docufiction titles, with fiction accounting for just under 60 percent of the films shown.

Screenings and access

The 2026 venues and schedules page lists MASH Denpasar Art House Cinema, Rumah Tanjung Bungkak and Dharma Negara Alaya as core screening venues in Denpasar. Additional community screenings are scheduled at venues including Alliance Française Bali, CushCush Gallery and other locations across Bali, with the full timetable published by the festival.

Festival communications and partner coverage note that the programme includes Sinema Inklusif, which provides Indonesian-language audio description for visually impaired audiences and subtitles tailored for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, as part of broader accessibility efforts. Repeated screenings of selected programmes at several venues are designed to widen access beyond the main cinema locations.

The 2026 edition also features initiatives such as Indonesia Raja 2026, regional exchange programmes branded as Southeast Asia networks, and several guest programmes alongside selected works emerging from the time-limited Begadang 10 Tahun production competition. Coverage of Begadang notes that production teams were challenged to complete short films in a fixed time window ahead of the festival, with selected results premiering during Minikino Film Week 12.

Industry, education and competition

The festival’s industry strand centres on the 8th Short Film Market, organised with support from Badan Perfilman Indonesia and described as a platform for Indonesian producers and filmmakers to connect with curators, festival programmers and funding bodies. The Short Film Market programme runs over several days during the festival and includes market screenings, pitching sessions, discussions and networking events.

The education track, marketed as MFW Education, brings short films into schools and offers guides to help teachers and students engage with the films, with activities scheduled in collaboration with local cultural and municipal bodies in Denpasar. In parallel, an international stop-motion animation project known as KORINCO continues its work with primary-school students, linking participants in Indonesia with partners in other countries.

Minikino’s materials indicate that the festival also convenes international juries for its competition sections, with a main jury panel drawn from Indonesia and abroad and a separate youth jury tasked with selecting a Youth Jury Award. The festival press centre and catalogue provide further details on jury members, competition categories and awards to be presented at the closing event on 18 September 2026.

Data at a glance

• Dates: 11–18 September 2026.
• Official Selection: 122 short films from 60 countries.
• Total festival programme: 202 short films in 42 screening programmes.
• Short Film Market: 8th edition, with multiple industry activities for Indonesian producers and filmmakers.

Context

Minikino Film Week has become one of Bali’s recurring short film festivals, combining international and Indonesian selections with community screenings, accessibility measures, industry meetings, school-focused education programmes and time-limited production challenges. The 12th edition continues this model, positioning Denpasar as the organisational hub while extending screenings and outreach to cultural spaces and communities across the island.

Sources

• Minikino Film Week 12 – 2026 Venues & Schedules
• Minikino Film Week 2026 Selects 122 Short Films From 60 Countries
• Minikino Film Week 12, Merayakan Film Pendek sebagai Jembatan Kemanusiaan
• Minikino Film Week 12 event listing (Russian-language site)
• Minikino events on X (social media)
• Event Menarik di Bali 16 September 2026, Festival Minikino Film Week 12 hingga Utsawa Dharma Gita